Musings of a "Crazy Cat Lady"

Moving Forward by Taking a Step Back

2009-09-29T10:46:00.006-05:00

Sometimes a sign of trouble in paradise is really just aspeed bump reminding you to slow down and enjoy the ride. ~Me Yesterday Matthew and I reached a breaking point.He'd called me like he does every morning so I can talk him through the drive home from work. He works nights and is often fairly exhausted by the time he gets off around 8:30am, so talking gives him something to focus on so he

Manage My Muffin Top Monday

2009-09-28T10:22:00.002-05:00

Not much new to report on the fight to banish my back fat. I've not lost any more weight lately, nor have I gained it. I've also not really been following any type of eating plan or fitness regime in quite a while.I did begin eating all raw foods at the beginning of September but finances have been really tight lately and eating pretty much nothing but fruits and veggies can get really really

The Half Way Mark

2009-09-22T10:19:00.003-05:00

Today is my and Matthew's six month anniversary. We decided to try dating and see if we could evolve our friendship into something more back in January of this year, but it was on March 22nd that we officially decided to become a 'couple'.I know normally anniversaries are counted in years rather than months, but as someone who's only had one previous boyfriend in her life, each month of being in

Manage My Muffin Top Monday

2009-09-21T09:01:00.000-05:00

Saturday Matthew and I went to MS to spend the day visiting with my nieces and get a fitting from my mom for our costumes for the Renaissance Faire in November.We ate pizza at my sisters.We ate McDonald's on the drive home back to Mobile.I think you can see where this is going.We're doing a fine balancing act between eating really healthy, and eating really un-healthy. We've not completely fallen

Passion Vs. Comfort: Do You Have to Have Fireworks to Have a Successful Relationship?

2009-09-16T15:25:00.006-05:00

A friend who's recently been in a similar situation as the one I mentioned in my last post recommended this article Passion Vs. Comfort: Do You Have to Have Fireworks to Have a Successful Relationship?. It really says a lot and I wish I could say it made a light bulb flash in my head and led me to an instant decision I felt great about but that would be too easy. What I can say is that it's given

Hodge Podge

2009-09-16T10:36:00.003-05:00

I've said it once and I'm apparently in need of saying it again.I've been a bad bad blogger.I realized yesterday that I've not really blogged much lately, and what I have blogged has mostly been the Operation Muffin Top(ple) stuff - re my attempts and failures at losing weight.There's been a lot going on in my life and I suppose the reason I've not blogged about it is because blogging is kind of

Manage My Muffin Top Monday - Week 1 Raw Food Recap

2009-09-07T10:24:00.004-05:00

Sunday marked one week since Matthew and I decided to try out an all (90%) raw food diet and I can honestly say I've had some seriously positive results.We weighed and measured outselves Sunday morning and decided to re-weigh, measure every Sunday to chart our progress and in the past week I've lost 5lbs. That puts me at a total weight loss of 13 pounds since June, when I started actively trying

Manage my Muffin Top Monday - You are not the Biggest Loser

2009-08-31T09:10:00.004-05:00

It's been 3 weeks since I've blogged and I wish I could say the reason I've not written in so long is because life has just been so full of exciting and wonderful events that I haven't had time, but the truth of the matter is I've just been in a funk I can't seem to pull myself out of. But I've decided to put forth the effort to try and snap out of it and update you wonderful guys and gals on

The Pitter Patter of Itty Bitty Kitty Feet

2009-08-12T19:35:00.005-05:00

No I'm not pregnant.Matthew and I have become parents though....Sort of....A little over 2 months ago a stray tabby cat showed up on the front porch of our apartments and kind of adopted Matthew and me.She didn't come up to any other people that lived in our buildings, but when either of us walked outside she was fast to twine herself in and out of our legs and express her desire to be

Manage My Muffin Top Monday

2009-08-10T18:01:00.003-05:00

Ok so I'm actually writing this on Wednesday, but Blogger lets me cheat and change the post date of the blogs to whenever I want, and since this is a Manage My Muffin Top Monday post........Wait a minute... I thought you changed these posts from Operation Muffin Top(ple) to Manage My Fat Monday??I did.But the fabulous fatties from OMT are at it again and I've sucked it up (and in) and joined

Summer Fun

2009-07-27T14:32:00.012-05:00

This has been one seriously busy month.Normally I go to Mississippi every other weekend to visit my sister and nieces but July had other ideas.The weekend of the 4th Matthew and I went over early Saturday morning and hung out with my sister, dad, mom, step-mom, aunt and grandparents and enjoyed a partially sunny day playing in the pool and cooking out, then headed to the beach that night to watch

Manage My Fat Monday - Biggest Loser Update!

2009-07-20T09:57:00.006-05:00

So on my last post I talked about how Holland from the @blcastingteam called me and said that they'd run out of time for 2nd call back interviews but they were interested in considering me for the show and wanted me to make an audition video and e-mail it to them.Well a couple of days later I got an e-mail from Holland saying they'd had a spot come open and wanted me to come in for a call back

Manage My Fat Monday!

2009-07-13T11:13:00.010-05:00

Hello there guys and gals. No new weight loss to report today. I'm going to blame it on bloating and water retention thanks to a visit from Aunt Flo. Well that and I haven't been exercising or eating right this past week. But do not despair because we still have some exciting stuff to talk about today.This past Saturday I auditioned for The Biggest Loser. They had an open casting call right here

Now it's Herman, and Sherman, and me..

2009-07-09T10:18:00.002-05:00

When I was in elementary school I remember over-hearing a song on the playground that went something like this....Herman, what have you done to me?Herman, I think it's pregnancy.Herman, you stuck your d**k in me.Now it's Herman, and Sherman and Meeee.I can hear the parents now 'OMG what kind of elementary school did you go to!?!' A good one actually, but it was grades 1-6 and all ages had recess

Muffin Top(ple) Update

2009-07-07T12:08:00.003-05:00

I guess since I'm not doing Part Two of Operation Muffin Topple I need to come up with a new name for my weekly installment of all things diet, exercise and scale throwing related.Ask and ye shall receive... This just popped in my head:"Manage My Fat Monday"What do you think? Catchy? Eh, it will do for now, until I can come up with something better.Update - On my last Muffin Top(ple) post - June

Little Miss Sunshine

2009-07-07T11:53:00.005-05:00

I went to MS last weekend to do the cook-out, hang at the pool thing with my family for the 4th. As usual, when I visit I spend most of my time playing with my niece Marley.I know most people say they have the most beautiful children, neices, nephews etc, but that child is really truly gorgeous. I've mentioned to my sister before that maybe they should think about putting her in modeling, or even

Muffin Top(ple) Monday

2009-06-22T10:43:00.003-05:00

Operation Muffin Top(ple) has come to an end.. and while I didn't win the prize, I still feel like I've come out of this a winner. I've learned so much about my health, my body, food, exercise and what it takes for me to get where I need to be weight/health wise. Most importantly, I've learned that I CAN do it.And I can do it without killing myself at the gym or starving half to death.I won't

It's a blu blufrog world

2009-06-19T13:50:00.004-05:00

BluFrog, the "crazy good, mad healthy" energy drink is currently giving away crazy good, mad cool prizes and I want to win!Ever heard of lollapalooza? Unless you just hate music and live under a rock of course you have. Well how does airfare, hotel, transporation and 2 tickets to one of if not the biggest concert of the year sound?Not your scene? How about counting down the clock while watching

Hearing everything yet not listening to a word

2009-06-11T08:37:00.005-05:00

Forward to 2:10 on the clip.Lee: Do you understand the words that are a-coming out of my mouth?Carter: Don't nobody understand the words that are comin' out of your mouth.The clip is from Rush Hour 2. Jackie Chan's character Lee, is trying to explain something to Chris Rock's character Carter, and Carter is having a hard time understanding it. Lee thinks he is speaking clearly. He understands

Think this seer needs some glasses...

2009-06-09T15:56:00.004-05:00

I've been trying to catch up on my blog reading today. I'm horribly terribly behind, but there are just entirely too damn many good blogs out there.Anyway 15 Minute Lunch has always been one of my favorites. He has a post about a 1977 JC Penny's catalog that had me crying and trying not to pee myself from laughing so hard.Needless to say he's done it again - had me laughing until I couldn't

Why yes I'd love cancer today - thank you!

2009-06-08T09:07:00.005-05:00

Last week I lost an online friend because she, a smoker, didn't like what I had to say about smoking.She tweeted "All I want to do is smoke lately. I could stand outside and chain smoke right now, I swear. No lectures please."I replied - "we only lecture you because we love you - and because smoking is farking disgusting! =)"She went on to tell me that my statement counted as a lecture and I

Muffin Top(ple) Monday

2009-06-08T08:37:00.002-05:00

Well it's been one week since starting my self issued 30 day challenge.To recap - Matthew and I challenged ourselves to 30 days of No soda, no fast food and no sweets. We also set up a schedule that has us working out 6 days a week.I am happy to report that I since last Monday I have lost 5.6 pounds. I've also lost an inch off my waist and half an inch off of my hips.I won't lie and say it's easy

Muffin Top(ple) Monday

2009-06-01T13:59:00.002-05:00

Happy Monday friends.I'd love to say I've dropped dozens of pounds since beginning Operation Muffin Top(ple) but that would be a lie and I'm going to take a cue from Honest Abe and tell the truth.Matthew and I saw Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Friday night - hence the Honest Abe reference.Anyhoo. When I started this about 6 weeks ago I weighed x number of pounds. I normally

He didn't mean it officer... he loves me

2009-05-27T09:45:00.006-05:00

A couple of weeks ago Matthew and I watched the Will Smith movie Seven Pounds. If you haven't seen it I STRONGLY recommend you do. Fantastic movie. But be forewarned. You will cry.In the movie there is a lady who is caught in a domestic abuse situation and won't leave because she is afraid her husband will hunt her down and kill her.Last week I had the pleasure of being woken up at 12am by a

Allow me to introduce.....

2009-05-21T10:12:00.004-05:00

My new niecePaisley Grace Langston (and her big sister Marley)Born May 7, 2009Wt: 7lb 2oz Ht: 20inAt 4:30am on Thursday morning my phone rings and my sister tells me she's on her way to the hospital. I tell her to call me back when she knows if they're going to keep her and I'll be on my way. It's right at an hour drive from Mobile, AL to Gulfport, MS so I figured I'd have time to make it before